Funny Cow
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Directed by | Adrian Shergold |
Written by | Tony Pitts |
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Cinematography | Tony Slater Ling BSC |
Edited by | Tania Reddin |
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Distributed by | eOne |
Release date | 20 April 2018 (theatrical) |
Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Funny Cow is a 2017 British comedy drama film directed by Adrian Shergold, written by Tony Pitts and starring Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Stephen Graham and Alun Armstrong. The original songs and score were composed by Richard Hawley, with additional songs by Ollie Trevers. The film follows a woman making a name for herself in the stand-up comedy scene of working men's clubs in northern England.[1] The film is based loosely on the life of Marti Caine.[2]
The film had its world premiere on 9 October 2017 in the United Kingdom at the London Film Festival.[3] and was released theatrically in the UK by eOne on 20 April 2018.
Plot
‘Funny Cow’ [4]charts the rise to stardom of a female comedian through the 1970s and 1980s. It is set against the backdrop of working men's clubs and the stand-up comedy circuit of the North of England
Cast
- Maxine Peake as Funny Cow
- Stephen Graham as Mike / Funny Calf's Dad
- Paddy Considine as Angus
- Tony Pitts as Bob
- Alun Armstrong as Lenny
- Lindsey Coulson as Funny Cow Mum
- Kevin Eldon as Danny
- Christine Bottomley as Funny Calf Mum
- Hannah Walters as Jean
- John Bishop as Colin Pine
- Vic Reeves as Ventriloquist (Credited as Jim Moir)
- Corinne Bailey Rae as Coffee
- Richard Hawley as Cream / Rodney Chittingdon
- Kevin Rowland as Jeff
- Diane Morgan as Margaret
- Hebe Beardsall as Young Funny Cow
- Macy Shackleton as Funny Calf
- Dominic Brunt as Landlord
- Robert Curtis as Dial House Concert Secretary
- Bobby Knutt as Crookes Club Concert Secretary
- Graham Hughes as Jacques LeCock
- Duggie Brown as Old Man
- Tom Gibbons as Young Bob
- Jayne Bickerton as Mad Woman
- Alfie Graham as Liam
- Grace Graham as Debs
Production
'Funny Cow' was shot entirely on location in January and February 2017 in Leeds, Bradford, Saltaire and Harrogate. The principal production Company was POW Films. Post Production was at Lipsync Post in London and the financing production partner was Gizmo Films Productions.
Reception
'Funny Cow' received high praise on release with four star reviews from The Guardian,[5] Empire,[6] The Evening Standard,[7] The Financial Times,[8] The Independent,[9] FilmSeekers,[10] Screen Mayhem[11] and with The Times[12] and The Daily Star awarding a full five stars.
BFI Magazine 'Sight and Sound' listed 'Funny Cow' as their Film Of The Week.[13] Mark Kermode also made 'Funny Cow' his Film Of The Week[14] for the April 2018 theatrical release and reviewed it again for the August 2018 DVD release[15] Noting the division in critics perception of the film and central character, Kermode emphasised 'its heart is absolutely in the right place but I think that is because it is not ashamed to depict the world it is actually representing'.
The film garnered two BIFA nominations in 2018;[16] Best Actress for Maxine Peake and Best Music for Richard Hawley.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a certified fresh rating of 78%[17]
References
- ^ "Funny Cow (2018)".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/950016/marti-caine-maxine-peake-1970s-women-comedians-funny-cow-film
- ^ "Buy cinema tickets for Funny Cow | BFI London Film Festival 2017". LFF. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Funny Cow".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Funny Cow review – Maxine Peake blazes in the dark days of standup". the Guardian. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Funny Cow". Empire. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Funny Cow is excrutiating and inspiring in equal measure". Evening Standard. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Film reviews roundup: Funny Cow, The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Society, Let The Sunshine In, The Leisure Seeker, Every Day". The Independent. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "LFF '17: Funny Cow". www.filmseekers.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Salt, Author Paul (18 April 2018). "'Funny Cow' Review: Maxine Peake Triumphs in this Bleakly Hilarious Slice of Northern Comedy". Screen Mayhem. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Maher, Kevin. "Film review: Funny Cow". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Funny Cow review: a tough tale of hard times and dark humour | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Kermode and Mayo".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Funny Cow · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Funny Cow (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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